Postoperative care in trachiasis surgery
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Postoperative care is an important aspect of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgical services. Follow-up visits should ideally take place on the first postoperative day (to remove the eye patch), after 8–14 days (to remove sutures; optional if absorbable sutures are used), at 3 months (to re-examine the operated lid for intermediate surgical outcomes), and then at or after six months. An eye patch must by applied after surgery and should stay on overnight to prevent unconscious disruption of the wound by the patient while asleep. When removed the following day, the wound should be cleaned using gauze and normal saline and the operated eyelid should be examined. If the patient is not able to attend the fi rst postoperative day follow-up visit, then she/he should be advised to do the following at home:
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